by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking corporations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the forbiddanceist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, forbiddance-related violence has killed more than 38,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The accumulating militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug traffickers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …

by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking organizations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the prohibitionist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, prohibition-related violence has killed more than 38,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The multiplying militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug traffickers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …

by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking teams make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the restrictionist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, restriction-related violence has killed more than 38,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The multiplying militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug peddlers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …

The Dutch cabinet announced Friday that it is moving ahead with plans to effectively bar foreigners from the country's famous maryjane coffee shops. It plans to turn the coffee shops into private clubs limited to 1,500 members, who can only join if they are over 18 and can prove they are Dutch citizens or legal residents, according to Dutch News.
[image:1 align:left caption:true]While the government must win approval from the Dutch Supreme Court for its ban on foreigners, it hopes to accomplish as much by limiting membership in the clubs. …

Three hundred people convicted of drug trafficking offenses are on death row in Iran, the Islamic Republic's judiciary said Monday. According to the anti-death penalty group Hands Off Cain, at least 126 people have already been hanged for drug offenses so far this year.
[image:1 align:left caption:true]"For 300 drug-related convicts, including those who were in possession of at least 30 grams of heroin, execution verdicts have been issued," said Tehran prosecutor-general Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, according to a Reuters report.
An annual British report on human rights put the number executed in Iran …

by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking organizations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the proscriptionist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, proscription-related violence has killed more than 38,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The accumulating militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug dealers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …

 [Editor's Note: This year, Drug War Chronicle is trying to track every death directly attributable to drug law enforcement during the year. We can use your help. If you come across a news account of a killing related to drug law enforcement, please send us an email at psmith@drcnet.org.]
[image:1 align:left]A resident of Chicago's West Side died Wednesday night after allegedly swallowing drugs as police officers tried to arrest him. Paris Turner, 26, becomes the 26th person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
According to …

by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking teams make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the disallowanceist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, disallowance-related violence has killed more than 38,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The augmenting militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug dealers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …

May 11, 2000: Mexican cartel leaders the Arellano-Felix brothers are charged with 10 counts of drug trafficking, conspiracy, money laundering and aiding and abetting violent crimes. The US State Department offers a $2 million reward for information leading to their arrest and conviction.
May 5, 2001: The United States is voted off the United Nations Narcotics Control Board, the 13-member commission that monitors compliance with UN drug conventions on substance abuse and illegal trafficking.
May 6, 2001: Sydney, Australia, opens its first legal heroin injection room in the Kings Cross Neighborhood, operated …

by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking corporations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the prohibitionist drug policies of the US government. Since Mexican president Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and called the armed forces into the fight against the so-called cartels, prohibition-related violence has killed more than 36,000 people, including more than 15,000 last year. The enlarging militarization of the drug war and the arrest or killing of dozens of high-profile drug peddlers have failed to stem the flow of drugs …